La Palabra del Día: "aparentemente"
aparentemente ( ah-pah-ren'-teh-men-teh )
adverb ( apparently )
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Examples:
1. Aparentemente ellas ya no se ven ni se hablan, a pesar de que habían sido uña y carne.
Apparently they no longer see or talk to each other, even though they had been best friends.
2. Yo pensé que habían acabado la presentación pero aparentemente se han tardado más de lo que se esperaban.
I thought they had finished the presentation, but apparently they have taken longer than they expected.
12 Answers
Apparently, politicians expect praise even when they fail us.
Aparentemente, los políticos esperan alabanzas incluso cuando nos fallan.
Comments about my lousy spoken Spanish are welcome.
Aparentemente los hábitos de dormir se pasan de padres a hijos.
Apparently sleeping habits are hereditary from father to son.
Aparentemente soy considerado un hombre viejo ,
pero aparentemente mi mente es joven .
No acepto que soy viejo.
Apparently I'm considered an old man,
but apparently my mind is young.
I do not accept that I am old .
Aparentemente, esto no es un corte de pelo tradicional.
Apparently, this is not a traditional haircut.
Aparentemente, no manejo bien la decepción.
Apparently, I don't handle disappointment well.
Aparentemente, esta es una palabra del día muy difícil, porque no hay muchas respuestas ahora.
Apparently, this is a very difficult word of the day, because there are not many answers now.
Está llevando Lleva puesta una máscara... aparantamente tiene la piel muy mala.
He´s wearing a mask... apparently he has really bad skin.
Aparentemente tengo que irme a la oficina a las once.
Apparently I must go to the office at eleven o'clock.
BTW: Other than the number 11, this sign has nothing to do with going to the office at 11.
Aparentemente, las apariencias engañan.
Apparently, appearances can be deceiving.
En esta película aparentemente ambos hombres son hermanos y puedes creerlo, son gemelos también!
In this film apparently both men are brothers and can you believe it, they are twins as well!
"Aparentemente Paul aprendí español en un año en el Instituto Cervantes" dijo mi amigo John. "Eso es impossible" le dije.
"Apparently Paul learnt Spanish in one year at the Instituto Cervantes" my friend John told me. "That is impossible" I told him.
¡ Ten cuidado con estas criaturas aparentemente tan inocentes!
Beware of these innocent looking creatures! (Watch out for these apparently innocent creatures )
